Hagerstown poised for more industry growth in 1972
Hagerstown sits at I-70 and BL intersections, near Washington and Philadelphia, offering accessible urban centers and rural life. Lee Patterfield, head of the Washington County EDC, touts strong progress and potential as industries eyed Washington County. He notes existing plants at peak output and expansion ahead, with 1972 expected to be a favorable year.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Gallimore
Philadelphia
New York City
Washington County
Lee Patterfield
Washingtn County
Washington County Hospital
Wnavak
Gatfucel
Pittsburgh
No Cold Showers Heart expert dismisses cold showers as health tonic
Dr Roderick W Childers a heart specialist at University of Chicago cautions that cold showers after exercise can trigger heart strain. He explains surface artery constriction raises pulse and blood pressure increasing the heart work. He notes Scandinavian high coronary death rates and offers a grim reassurance for survivors.
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Roderick W. Childers
Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Division of Biological Sciences
Pritzker School of Medicine
University At Chicago
Childers
Scandinavian
What Price Equality Women Seek Equal Rights in Sports
A speaker for the life movement claims women should be free to compete with men and notes bearing children as the sole difference. The passage questions artificial gender roles and hints at a future unisex society, mocking the idea with a historical quip.
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Life Movement
Reilly
Religious Newsmakers Highlight Year in World Faith
The piece surveys major religious events of the year including Bishop Fultoy leading crowds at St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Vatican gathering in Rome. It notes Angela Davis controversy, the Family of Man museum issue, and Billy Graham’s growing leadership with future crusades in Spain, Rome, and the Middle East.
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David Poling
Fultoy
Sheena
St. Patrick's Cathedral i New York
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Paul
Corinthians
Washington State
Angela Davis
United Presbyterial Church
General Assembly
Congress
Srfs
John F. Kennedy Center For
Leonard Bernstein
Metz Rollins
Billy Graham
Spain
Rome
Middle East
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Inside Washington Good News For Military Retirees
Nearly 1 million retirees are set for five gains before 1972 ends. A new survivor benefit plan replaces the costly system and a reform of retired pay recomputation appears likely by spring. Bipartisan Senate backing and a national election year push boost prospects for enactment.
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Robert
Allen Wasiington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
New Left
Senate
Sea Stennis
Recomputing Retired Pay Sparks Bipartisan Fight
Veteran groups press for a Kelley committee plan to restore retired pay, backed by President Nixon. The proposal would boost annuities for those with long service or disabilities, while preserving the cost of living adjustment. Hearings are set for February with aims to pass by spring, facing Senate review in 1973.
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Special House
Armed Services
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Charles Gubser
Calif
Thil Armed Services Committee
Edward Herbert
litMe
Senate
Retired Officers Association
Disabled Officers Association
Hit
Pentagon
Nixon
Congress
Kelley Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Herbert
Nixon Agnew in 72 prediction by Marquis Childs
Washington column predicts Nixon and Agnew will again lead the 1972 ticket. It discusses Agnew’s influence on conservative Republicans, media attacks, and the rise of government backgrounders shaping news. The piece notes the debate over press independence and public information budgets.
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Marquis Childs
Washington
Spiro Agnew
White House
Nixon-Agnew
Peking
Moscow
Hig
George Wallacé
Hig Strom Sone
Agnew
Ernest K.ing
Naval Operations
George ¢. Marshall
John Foster Dulley
Carl W. McCarlo
Korea
China
Berlin
Thesians
Meilia
Defense
CBS
Pentagon
Thomas Jefferson
Fourth Estate
Voice Of The People Letters On City Policing And Local Government
Readers urge action over police conduct on Bay Street and call for state led policing reforms. They criticize PC A changes and advocate county or city control, while a parent raising five children laments the lack of concrete solutions and a better place to live.
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Liev
Tam
Axe
Concern Over A Child Charity Letter to Planning Commission
An open letter from Betty and Barbara Baharogty requests the Planning and Zoning Commission to keep a southeast Long Meadow Road field residential, arguing the area's wildlife including hawks, bats, quail, songbirds, rabbits, and deer-like species enriches life. They urge coexistence with nature and oppose rezoning to pave the area. The note ends with gratitude to Washington County Hospital staff after a family medical event.
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Donald Frush
Gentiumen
Evearold
Long Meadow
Barbara
Betty
Barbara Baharogty
Sayings Bank Directors to Reopen in Williamsport
Jottings from Yesteryears notes Sayings bank of Williamsport plans to reopen soon. A Baltimore court found a local man innocent in a bootlegging case. Postmaster Tenney said no window service at New Year. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co approves over half a million dollars for defense activity in Wester Maryland. Washington County Roads Dept built 14.3 miles of new roads in 1954. City Street Dept prioritizes patching holes caused by snow. White Mouse Tavern burned early near Benevala Road and Alternate 40. MELP coal stock dips to eight days from usual thirty.
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Angela Davis
New York Council of Churches
Family of Man
Ash Phe
Mr. Hope
Council
William Wesley Peters
Svetlana Stalin
Minnesota
Peters
Catholic Bishops Meeting
Roma
Baners
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Thage Loers
Bay Street
Magerstown
Ler
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Sayings Bank of
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Baltimore
Edward Tenney
Wester Maryland
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